#4060608 - 01/07/15 05:24 AM
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If they did, you would have seen the F-14 with a modified belly station capable of carrying AGM-65, AGM-86, AGM-84 and SLAM, as well as the HARMs it was already being tested with. A very capable tomcat indeed. If there was ever a great fantasy to have - it would be that Matt Wagner and crew would consider building such a fanciful beast for DCS World.. BeachAV8R *cough* leatherneck *cough*
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#4060714 - 01/07/15 02:32 PM
Re: Pretty turkey...
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If they did, you would have seen the F-14 with a modified belly station capable of carrying AGM-65, AGM-86, AGM-84 and SLAM, as well as the HARMs it was already being tested with. A very capable tomcat indeed. If there was ever a great fantasy to have - it would be that Matt Wagner and crew would consider building such a fanciful beast for DCS World.. BeachAV8R Yeah, but then you'd have all the rivet counters crying about how 'unrealistic' and 'game breaking" it is to have a Strike-Cat in the game. That said, I say bring it on. I'd have been interested to see how they attached weapons to it though. Namely if they went the F-15E route, and started just sticking hard points all over the CFTs (it really does look humerous when it's loaded for bare, like bombs were just stuck whereever possible)
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#4060745 - 01/07/15 03:28 PM
Re: Pretty turkey...
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F-14s carried A2G munitions conformally in the underside stations, reducing drag and fuel use, compared to F/A-18's.
There wss a point during the desert war when Tomcats were doong F/A-18 and F-15E's missions.
Dont remember where I read/heard APG71 was a stepping stone to APG70, But they share a large amount of common parts and were both digital versions of their old Analog counterparts they replaced.
I think it was one of those Military channel shows, that mentioned it, abd when the Ds got the APG70 they gained the same A2G modes as the -15E,
They tested firing AGMs as well as AIM120s late before the APG70 program was cut, and evebtually the tomcat, if the tomcat lived to 2010, the next avionics suite would allow then to carry AIM120 as well as the more popular AGMs.
One pilot I talked to said they mounted A TGP (in testing) to the center rear station and that pretty much gave then 360 view with zero obstructions (ie parts of the aircraft wings or fuselage) of the engagement zone below them.
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#4061404 - 01/09/15 01:45 AM
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F-14s carried A2G munitions conformally in the underside stations, reducing drag and fuel use, compared to F/A-18's.
There wss a point during the desert war when Tomcats were doong F/A-18 and F-15E's missions.
Dont remember where I read/heard APG71 was a stepping stone to APG70, But they share a large amount of common parts and were both digital versions of their old Analog counterparts they replaced.
I think it was one of those Military channel shows, that mentioned it, abd when the Ds got the APG70 they gained the same A2G modes as the -15E,
They tested firing AGMs as well as AIM120s late before the APG70 program was cut, and evebtually the tomcat, if the tomcat lived to 2010, the next avionics suite would allow then to carry AIM120 as well as the more popular AGMs.
One pilot I talked to said they mounted A TGP (in testing) to the center rear station and that pretty much gave then 360 view with zero obstructions (ie parts of the aircraft wings or fuselage) of the engagement zone below them. YEP. The "Bombcat" upgrade that gave the LANTIRN, databus, and cockpit upgrade, where funded by the money set aside to incorporate the AIM-120 radar modes on the AWG-9 and APG-71(would have allowed the best AIM-120 shots of any radar at that time). The pylon that the LANTIRN mounts to is the pylon developed to allow the F-14 to carry the AGM-88 HARM, of which there are a few pics lying around. There's a patent image available on internet search showing a multipurpose centerline section that would have mounted over the entire tunnel and allowed for many AGM munitions. Too much "coulda, shoulda, woulda" regarding the F-14 but real politics killed it way more than the "reported" operating cost.
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#4061520 - 01/09/15 10:09 AM
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If they did, you would have seen the F-14 with a modified belly station capable of carrying AGM-65, AGM-86, AGM-84 and SLAM, as well as the HARMs it was already being tested with. A very capable tomcat indeed. If there was ever a great fantasy to have - it would be that Matt Wagner and crew would consider building such a fanciful beast for DCS World.. BeachAV8R *cough* leatherneck *cough* This can't be possibly true. Nope. I can't believe it.
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